Mrs. Carpenter's Gateway to Technology students recently used SmartPhones to control their robots. 

In addition, all the classes are adding Google Chrome to their devices so that their bookmarks from their school desktops will sync to their devices. They are moving to GTT journals in a digital format. They are downloading Adobe Reader so that students may mark up notes from the class website. Students will organize notes in a digital notebook. Students are also using their Droid phones as remote controls for their NXT Battle Bots.  In this video, students are researching playgrounds before designing their own in Inventor. 

 

 

Mrs. Thompson's Social Studies students use iPads or classroom computers to answer questions about the French Revolution via Socrative. 

Mrs. Murphy's 6th grade Social Studies students use their devices to research the Middle Ages and create a product using their favorite app or program.  Students who do not have their own devices are able to use a Netbook from one of our mobile labs. 

Ms. Bibb's 8th grade technology students are using Alice to program a virtual world. 

Mrs. Lister's and Mrs. Gregory's 8th grade ELA Writing students video each other as they attempt to follow their partners' instructions in their own technical writing.  Back in the classroom, students will analyze the performances in the videos to see where they may need to revise their writing for greater clarity. 

 

Mr. Lawson's 8th grade math students use the Aurasma app to "uncover" answers to problems they work around the classroom.  It's magic!!

Mrs. Thompson's 6th grade ELA Reading students use their devices to scan QR codes in a content-related scavenger hunt around the classroom.  Once they find the information needed, they use it to complete the task at each station.  Notice the "BYOT huddle" as students who are unable to bring their own devices still benefit from looking on and learning with the group. 

 

Here are some notes from Mrs. Thompson:

 

1^st, 2^nd and 5^th-- We are studying how to recognize author’s bias and perform literary critiques.  The students had 8 QR codes to read with their devices.  These links took them to web pages that contained children’s book reviews, children’s movie reviews, video game reviews (age appropriate reviews) and one restaurant review.  The students had to perform a unique task with each website- compare, critique, etc. 

4^th and 6^th – We have just finished reading Pam Conrad’s My Daniel.  The book takes place on the Nebraska prairie where they find dinosaur bones. The students have 6 QR codes to read with their devices.  These links will take them to information pertaining to this book- Smithsonian virtual museum display of dinosaur bones and fossils, websites about prairie life and myths about dinosaurs.  The students will take notes and answer questions at the various stations.



Mrs. Farrington's and Mrs. Spraker's 7th grade math students are using their devices to create a presentation on how to find sales tax, tip, and discount and how to apply this to the final total cost and sale price.  Groups write a real-world applicable problem. 

 

Mrs. Wofford's 6th grade GT math students use their devices to find measurements for Shaquille O'Neal's foot.  Then, they calculate the surface area.